• Paris, London, Montenegro. Natasha is in a race against time, under the shadow of the hammer… • A dark plot threatens Europe, and even SHIELD doesn’t know who’s behind it... • With nowhere to turn for answers, Natasha has no choice but to ask THE RAVEN for help…

• Loki heads back to the dawn of Asgard to join its greatest heroes on a quest for an otter-skin of gold, the heart’s-blood of a dragon... and a certain magical sword. • Meanwhile, Loki does not appear in this issue. • Both these statements are, for once, true